60NYT > Altria Group Inc.topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/altria_group_inc/index.html?inline=nyt-orgNews about Altria Group Inc., including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usSun 02 Aug 2015 15:05:46 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comU.S. Chamber Fights Smoking Laws While Hospitals and Insurers Sit on Its Boardhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/business/international/many-board-members-fight-smoking-even-as-chamber-opposes-tobacco-laws.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/business/international/many-board-members-fight-smoking-even-as-chamber-opposes-tobacco-laws.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/07/02/business/02smoke-web/02smoke-web-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Four executives of leading health care organizations are members of the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is engaged in a worldwide campaign to thwart antismoking laws.By DANNY HAKIMThu, 02 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/business/international/many-board-members-fight-smoking-even-as-chamber-opposes-tobacco-laws.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPhilip Morris International Raises Profit Forecast for Yearhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/business/philip-morris-international-raises-profit-forecast-for-year.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssShares in the maker of Marlboro cigarettes rallied, as it sold more cigarettes at higher prices, especially in Europe.By REUTERSFri, 17 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/business/philip-morris-international-raises-profit-forecast-for-year.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJim Krantz’s Wild Westhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/magazine/jim-krantzs-wild-west.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/magazine/jim-krantzs-wild-west.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/23/magazine/23mag-look-krantz-slide-53GR/23mag-look-krantz-slide-53GR-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The photographer’s work was made famous by Marlboro and Richard Prince. The photographer himself? Not so much.Photographs by JIM KRANTZMon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/magazine/jim-krantzs-wild-west.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJudges and Disclosure http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/opinion/judges-and-disclosure.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJoan Claybrook, president emeritus of Public Citizen, responds to an editorial.Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/opinion/judges-and-disclosure.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRace to Deliver Nicotine&#8217;s Punch, With Less Risk http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/25/business/race-to-deliver-nicotines-punch-with-less-risk.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/25/business/race-to-deliver-nicotines-punch-with-less-risk.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/12/25/business/Nicotinejp/Nicotinejp-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Big tobacco companies are deploying their financial resources and knowledge in a bid to dominate a potentially huge market for cigarette alternatives.By BARRY MEIERThu, 25 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/25/business/race-to-deliver-nicotines-punch-with-less-risk.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDire Warnings by Big Tobacco on E-Smokinghttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/business/dire-warnings-by-big-tobacco-on-e-smoking-.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe tobacco industry&#8217;s giants are putting health warnings on e-cigarettes that outstrip both those on traditional cigarettes and those on e-cigarettes made by smaller competitors, leaving public health officials skeptical about the...By MATT RICHTELMon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/business/dire-warnings-by-big-tobacco-on-e-smoking-.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssInvestors See Pricing Power in Tobacco Dealhttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/investors-see-pricing-power-in-tobacco-deal/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/investors-see-pricing-power-in-tobacco-deal/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/07/16/business/dbpix-tobacco-breakingviews/dbpix-tobacco-breakingviews-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Reynolds and Lorillard have gained more than $10 billion in market value since talk of a merger surfaced. Investors apparently like the idea of a duopoly in cigarettes, writes Kevin Allison of Reuters Breakingviews. But will regulators?By KEVIN ALLISONTue, 15 Jul 2014 13:00:59 -0400http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/investors-see-pricing-power-in-tobacco-deal/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssImperial Tobacco's Ambitions Challenge Its Balance Sheethttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/imperial-tobaccos-ambitions-challenge-its-balance-sheet/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/imperial-tobaccos-ambitions-challenge-its-balance-sheet/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/07/11/business/dealbook/dbpix-imperial/dbpix-imperial-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Investors are pushing up shares of Imperial Tobacco on the possibility that it could acquire brands cast off in a Reynolds-Lorillard deal, but an acquisition would be a stretch financially, and the long-term benefits may be scant.By CHRISTOPHER HUGHESFri, 11 Jul 2014 10:05:35 -0400http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/imperial-tobaccos-ambitions-challenge-its-balance-sheet/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMarlboro to Introduce Device That Heats Real Tobaccohttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/business/marlboro-to-introduce-device-that-heats-real-tobacco.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPhilip Morris International, the world’s second-biggest tobacco company, on Thursday discussed its plans to release the Marlboro HeatStick, which heats tobacco rather than burning it.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFri, 27 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/business/marlboro-to-introduce-device-that-heats-real-tobacco.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Bolder Effort by Big Tobacco on E-Cigaretteshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/business/a-bolder-effort-by-big-tobacco-on-e-cigarettes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/business/a-bolder-effort-by-big-tobacco-on-e-cigarettes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/06/17/business/ecig/ecig-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Big Tobacco is moving to turn the e-cigarette market to its advantage, with subsidiaries of the companies that make Marlboro and Camel set to announce nationwide marketing plans.By MATT RICHTELTue, 17 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/business/a-bolder-effort-by-big-tobacco-on-e-cigarettes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss